If it's a Tuesday afternoon in mid-May, you know what media colossus has a capacity audience for its Upfront Week presentation. The always memorable Walt Disney Company showcase was on memorable mode again May 14th for two hours-plus inside North Javits Center's main showroom, with nearly 4,000 attendees. Two reasons why: the first Upfront appearance in years at the top by Walt Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, and the first in-person appearance in three years by ABC late-night and Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel, wrapping things up with his always memorable monologue on TV industry foibles -- Upfront/NewFronts included.
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